NOVATO (KRON) — A Novato man has been arrested in connection to a fire at a car dealership that destroyed four cars.
Around 11:36 on Wednesday night, police and fire personnel were called to a fire at the Novato Chevrolet car dealership located on the 7100 block of Redwood Boulevard.
The fire damaged or destroyed four vehicles, resulting in more that $100,000 in damage.
During the investigation, the evidence gathered led investigators to think that the fire had been deliberately set.
Surveillance video from a neighboring business helped police in their investigation.
By Tuesday, police had identified 46-year-old John Allen Bixler of Novato as a person of interest. Police were able to locate him on Wednesday.
Detectives developed probably cause to name Bixler as the suspect in the arson and arrested him on charges of arson and violation of probation.